Tarot card

Nine of Wands

Bruised but still standing. You're nearly there.

Upright

Keywords: resilience, persistence, a last stand

Reversed

You're worn out and guarded. It's okay to rest.

Keywords: exhaustion, defensiveness

The formula: 9 (almost there) + Wands (passion) = resilience. Learn the formula in the Minor Arcana cheat sheet.

Journal prompt

What in your passions and creative life is almost complete?

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Card art by Pamela Colman Smith, from the 1909 deck. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.